Gluten Free Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

This one bowl, healthy and gluten free lemon poppy seed muffin recipe is made in just 35 minutes. These muffins are made with almond flour and tapioca flour and packed with lemon juice and zest, plus a dairy free lemon glaze on top. They are naturally sweetened with honey and maple sugar. And they’re the perfect little pick-me-up!

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What gluten free flour do you use to make these lemon poppy seed muffins?

For gluten free and Paleo friendly baking flours, we typically turn to Bob’s Red Mill and have for years. You’ll see us using their flours in lots of our recipes – from sweet like these healthy muffins to savory like our creamy Tuscan chicken! We love the quality of their products from mill to table and the fact that they’re a local Oregon company!

For these healthy lemon poppy seed muffins, we used their Almond Flour and Tapioca Flour. Both flours are certified gluten free and non-gmo as well. The Almond Flour is made from whole, blanched almonds and this is important. You want blanched almond flour rather than almond meal for this recipe. Here’s why:

It’s finer and lighter and results in a fluffier texture.

It will give your muffins the yellow, lemony looking color. If you used almond meal the muffins would be more of a brown color.

Making the lemon glaze

You’ll want to note that we used traditional powdered cane sugar to make the lemon glaze white for these photos. If you want to stay refined sugar free, make sure to use powdered maple sugar instead. The glaze will turn out brown, but still tastes delicious! I think I actually prefer the flavor of the glaze with the maple sugar. To make it, you just pulse maple sugar in a high powered blender or food processor until powdery. You could also use coconut sugar – I can never seem to get it as fine as maple sugar though.

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Try these gluten free lemon poppy seed muffins

These healthy, gluten free lemon poppy seed muffins are great for meal prep to have on hand for snacks and treats. They are quick and easy to make, made in just 35 minutes and with one bowl for less cleanup, too! Leave a comment below to let us know how it goes. Also, take a pic to share on Instagram, and tag us @realsimplegood so we can check it out! Make sure to give us a follow if you don’t already – let’s stay connected!

Wow! These are so delicious! I made them right after you posted, lol. Despite having a few setbacks (no baking powder, not enough almond flour, and not enough lemon juice) I made a couple of adjustments, and they still came out so dang good. I love the slight crust the tapioca gives the muffins, I like my baked goods a little crusty, and the tapioca flour achieves that for me. Four thumbs up! (Mine and hubbys)

These were really good! The lemon flavor really jumps out, which I love. I skipped the glaze because I didn’t have maple sugar, but just did a tiny drizzle of honey instead. These muffins are a fun little treat for the morning.

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